On Sunday 18 September 2005 12:37 pm, Dale Erwin wrote:
> Ross Hammond wrote:
> > Hi
> > I just downloaded Ubuntu 5.10 which comes with Open Office 2. It
> > has no help files though. I just want to know how to make a root
> > sign such as 2(squared)=4 3(cubed)=27.
> >
> > Trivial, I know. I was just wondering.
>
> If these superscripted characters are available in the font
> you are using, go to the menu bar and click on Insert >
> Special Character, then pick the character you want out of
> the list of available characters. Even if they are present,
> most fonts only have 2 and 3. Any other powers would
> have to be expressed some other way.
Of you could type it in the following way: 2 then Control+Shirt +P
then 2 then = then 4. (3 then Control+Shift+P then 3 then = then 27.)
Dan
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